M62 crash J26–J27 eastbound

Crash on the M62 eastbound at J26–J27 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 10:47. Still reported at 12:41 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 10:47 (1 h 55 min)

Location

M62 eastbound · J26–J27

Reported as

Collision

At its worst

Delay ~16 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 10:47 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
2. 10:52 Motorway signs: “M62 J26-J27 COLLISION”
3. 11:21 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
4. 11:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
5. 11:28 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J26 and J27).
• Overhead signs read “M62 J26-J27 COLLISION” (1 sign; e.g. M62 eastbound between J24 and J25). Marker placed near M62 J26–J27 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 crash J11–J12 eastbound08:18 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M62 closed J25–J26 eastbound06:07 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M62 crash J26–J25 westbound02:34 · cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M62 crash J21–J22 eastboundyesterday 22:07 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westboundyesterday 21:37 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M62 crash J24–J25 eastboundyesterday 21:21 · cleared after 56 min
• M62 crash J27–J26 westboundyesterday 21:03 · cleared after 44 min
• M62 crash J26–J25 westboundyesterday 20:56 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 stopped traffic J19–J20yesterday 08:44 · cleared after 32 min
• M62 stopped traffic J10–J11 eastboundyesterday 07:12 · cleared after 4 h 31 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.